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Xbox One lack of backward compatibility is a non-issue insists Microsoft

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [17]

Don't expect your shiny new Xbox One to care about your current stack of Xbox 360 games any time soon; Microsoft isn't convinced that backward-compatibility with gamers' existing titles is something the majority of people even care about. In fact, Microsoft interactive entertainment chief Don Mattrick told the WSJ, spending time looking at old games generally means you miss what's coming up ahead. "If you're backwards compatible, you're really backwards," he argued. Read The Full Story

Need for Speed Rivals coming November 19, Xbox One and PS4 later this year

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The next installment in the long-running Need for Speed series has been announced. Need for Speed Rivals will be hitting store shelves on November 19 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the PC, while the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions will be released at some point later this year, according to Electronic Arts. Read The Full Story

GTA V Collectors Editions continue legacy of completist addiction

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [2]

If you're a lover of the Grand Theft Auto series and absolutely need to own every little bit and piece from the creators of the series at Rockstar Games, you're about to need to start saving up. Two unique editions of Grand Theft Auto V have been shown this week by he creators of the series - one of them a Special Edition, the other a Collectors Edition. Read The Full Story

Why the Xbox One’s Used Game Handling Could Be Its Undoing

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [48]

There is an awful lot of excitement to go around in the game industry today, as Microsoft has finally (finally!) shown off its next-generation console, the Xbox One. From images and videos of the device, it appears to be good-looking, should deliver high-quality gameplay, and will integrate a host of entertainment features I’ll be excited to try out.

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Xbox One release date may appear at E3 in Microsoft’s second wave

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [1]

Now that the Xbox One has been revealed, it's time to begin speaking about when the device will actually be released to the market. This week the Xbox One (code-named Durango or otherwise Xbox 720) was shown with several details including those surrounding the device's innards, but as far as official word of its real final market release goes, Microsoft has been essentially mum. Read The Full Story

Xbox One will allow multiple users on single Xbox Live membership

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [1]

While there's been a lot of controversy over various Xbox One features, the good news is that gamers will be able to use a single Xbox Live Gold membership across multiple accounts in a household. A membership can also be supported across the Xbox One and the Xbox 360, which means that a single membership can be used across multiple consoles as well. Read The Full Story

Xbox One forbidding indie game devs from self-publishing

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [11]

Mark one in the column under Xbox One and a zero under indie game developers. Microsoft won't allow indie devs to self-publish their games to the Xbox One, a business strategy that is pretty much the exact opposite of Sony's vow to embrace indie games on the PlayStation 4. Developers who want their games on the Xbox One will still have to go through a publisher. Read The Full Story

Xbox One Kinect includes “no listening” modes for living room privacy

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [10]

Microsoft has attempted to reassure privacy-perplexed gamers that the new Xbox One will not be a permanent spy camera in their living room, promising that the updated Kinect sensor will support "completely secure" shut-down modes. Kinect will be a standard part of the new Xbox One package, with the new motion-tracking bar even more accurate and perceptive than before, capable even of tracking a gamer's heart rate with no physical contact. Read The Full Story

Xbox One Kinect reportedly to be launched for PC

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

In case you somehow missed the hoopla, Microsoft's next-generation Xbox One gaming console was officially unveiled today, and it turns out that Kinect will be a big part of the system - so big, in fact, that it is a required piece of hardware. The Kinect for Xbox One won't be limited to just use with the gaming console, however, according to the device's program manager Scott Evans. Read The Full Story

Xbox One requires Kinect to function

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [10]

This week as the Xbox One is introduced to the world, the company opposing Sony and their PlayStation 4 have taken an entirely different approach to its first reveal: console, Kinect, and controller included. If you decided that you weren't about to connect a motion-tracking device to your gaming console no matter what the trends in the industry, Microsoft and the Xbox One might have you thinking twice. In a close-up chat with an Xbox UK marketing director it's been revealed that the Xbox requires that its new Kinect device be attached at all times. Read The Full Story

Xbox One not backwards compatible, supports used games and offline connection [UPDATE]

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [12]

Some key questions that many people have about the new Xbox One weren't answered in the keynote during today's unveiling, but Microsoft confirmed afterward some answers to a few issues. First off, the Xbox One will not be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 games, but the new console will support used games and won't require an always-on internet connection. Read The Full Story

Xbox One vs Xbox 360: What’s Changed?

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [12]

It’s all change for Microsoft and Xbox today, with the new Xbox One shaking things up in the gaming world and meeting Sony’s PlayStation 4 challenge head-on. The Xbox One has a lot to live up to, though: the 360 held the best-selling console torch for some time, and that’s something Sony would just love to steal away with the PS4. Join us after the cut as we run through the next-gen console and how it compares to the 360.

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